Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points (22 in the paint), 15 rebounds and 10 assists, his ninth triple-double of the season, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 121-115 in overtime.
It was tied 111-111 at the end of regulation.
Kevin Porter Jr.’s driving layup with 10.8 seconds left in overtime made it 119-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Heat 21-15. Porter scored 7 of the Bucks’ 21 on 3 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Taurean Prince had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Antetokounmpo’s driving dunk that put the Bucks ahead 117-115, and the Bucks scored 4 points off them.
Porter had 24 points (10 in the second quarter), 12 rebounds and 8 assists off the bench, and Prince added 9 points and 5 steals. Antetokounmpo and Porter set each other up for 5 baskets and 12 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Alec Burks added a season-high 24 points with 6 3-pointers. Davion Mitchell scored 20 points off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks shot 51.7% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Heat’s 42.2% and 32.6%. The Heat forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Heat 66-46 in the paint. They scored the last 8 points of the game. The Bucks outscored the Heat 34-15 in 10 minutes with Antetokounmpo, Connaughton, Trent, Porter and Green on the floor together.